SF opera have announced the San Francisco Opera premiere of Danial Slater's production of Lohengrin (originally premiered at Geneva Opera in 2007 and then at HGO in 2008) - October 2012.The title role is sung by Brandon Jovanovich, "a first-rate Wagner tenor" (San Francisco Chronicle) who was an electrifying Siegmund in Die Walküre (2011). As his doubt-plagued bride, soprano Camilla Nylund "evokes an affecting degree of dreamy distance in Elsa's account of her mysterious savior" (Gramophone). Daniel Slater's "thoughtful and tasteful" production (Associated Press) also features veteran Wagnerians Kristinn Sigmundsson, Gerd Grochowski and Petra Lang. Nicola Luisotti conducts his first Wagner opera for San Francisco Opera.
Co-production of Houston Grand Opera and Grand Théâtre de Genève
Dates
20, 24, 28(m), 31 October, 3, 6, 9 November 2012
Cast:
Lohengrin - Brandon Jovanovich
Brandon Jovanovich (2007) - Winterstürme
Elsa -Camilla Nylund
"Einsam in trüben Tagen" Camilla Nylund
Telramund - Gerd Grochowski
Ortrud - Petra Lang
Heinrich der Vogler - Kristinn Sigmundsson
King's Herald-Brian Mulligan
Conductor: Nicola Luisotti
Director: Daniel Slater
Set Designs: Robert Innes Hopkins
Costumes: Robert Innes Hopkins
Lighting: Simon Mills
